2007
Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Galea S, Blaney S, Nandi A, Silverman R, Vlahov D, Foltin G, Kusick M, Tunik M, Richmond N. Explaining Racial Disparities in Incidence of and Survival from Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2007, 166: 534-543. PMID: 17584756, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted survivalInitial cardiac rhythmHospital cardiac arrestCardiac arrestCardiac rhythmAge-adjusted relative oddsEthnic disparitiesPrior functional statusProspective observational studyAge-adjusted incidenceEmergency medical services responseLikelihood of receiptFull multivariable modelOOHCA patientsHospital dischargeConsecutive casesFunctional statusCardiopulmonary resuscitationMultivariable modelObservational studyVentricular fibrillationLow prevalenceRelative oddsOOHCARacial disparities
2002
#44 Changing racial/ethnic disparities in homicide mortality in nyc 1990–98 The role of drugs
Galea S, Tardiff K, Ahern J, Leon A, Vlahov D. #44 Changing racial/ethnic disparities in homicide mortality in nyc 1990–98 The role of drugs. Annals Of Epidemiology 2002, 12: 505-506. DOI: 10.1016/s1047-2797(02)00332-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive toxicologyHomicide decedentsAfrican AmericansEthnic disparitiesProportion of decedentsRole of drugsMedical examiner recordsNew York CityHispanic decedentsPositive cocaineHomicide mortalityAnnual ageMortality rateEthnic groupsStandardized ratesDecedentsNYC OfficeMortalityHomicide deathsHomicide mortality ratesSignificant decreaseAlcohol toxicologyOverall homicide ratesDrugsHispanics